NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[T-Moar]

Quote: Originally Posted by huskerpower1613

Am I the only one who thinks the read option is way overpowered? It seems like I get 10+ yards every time I run it against Heisman AI.

It's not just the read option. The shovel is absolutely ridiculous. This game would be a first-day buy for me if the option game wasn't so overpowered, but as it stands I'm going to have to wait for a patch/tuning update to even consider it.

[JZ2]

This is the NCAA football game I wanted like 5 years ago.

Game feels mostly the same. Except there's more little things and the games more refined it feels.

Only thing I noticed during my games with the demo is the WR still does not fight for the ball. I lead my WR and when the DB and WR are next to each other the DB makes a play on the ball and the WR stands there and watches. My only gripe with the demo.

Its a solid game but I got bored after 1 demo game. Ive been playing this same game now for what 9 years.

[inkcil]

After playing the demo off and on all day:

1.) Gameplay is improved for sure. Weight of the players, running game, CPU playcalling. Same ol same ol when it comes to the special teams play.
2.) Infinity engine creates some fun animations and tackle situations, especially when players hurdle. Although I've seen some quirks, I am pleased with the implementation.
3.) I am disappointed in the graphics. Yes, the colors are more vibrant when it comes to the fields, but the player models are still grainy and jaggy (PS3). Hard to take knowing how good NCAA 11 player models looked...
3.) The sound is improved but some of the sounds get old fast (licensed music). However, better to have it than not plus we have custom sounds as an option. Commentary is fine, although some things are said out of context.

A little less hyped tonight than I was last night. So many things improved, yet so many things felt familiar. I need to just delete the demo and judge how I feel once I get some UT packs and dynasty stories going.

[wazgoodie22]

Love the direction EA is going and I love the feel of the new game so far. Way better than ncaa 13

[T-Moar]

So, after playing for a while, here are my observations:

Pro:
-The Flexbone seems to work now. Hopefully the same goes for the Wishbone.
-The Coordinator Cam is nice. It gets a little wonky on field goals and kick returns, but as a whole I really don't have any complaints about it.
-The presentation has been dramatically improved. Stat overlays are a welcome addition.
-For the first time in the history of the series, the Option Pass works right. Yes, it's darn-near unstoppable, but at the same time, the fact that I don't have to basically choose whether I'm running it as an option or a pass at the beginning of the play is huge.

Con:
-The Option game is way, way overpowered. Yes, when run right it should be nearly impossible to stop. But it should be difficult to run right.
-The intro videos could be better. Hopefully they're customizable, but I'm not holding out hope.

[Quint75]

Michigan (me) versus OSU in OT, tied at 21. I pick off OSU in the end zone and return it over 100 yards down the sideline for the game winning TD, tackled as I reach the end zone. Game over. But not so fast! Clipping on the return, no TD!

[kjjnesb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Soprano00

I'm a NCAA noob therefore my comments may be less important.. The gameplay seems to be ok (after a few games) but graphics and sounds of this game are still a GENERATION behind Madden 13. I felt like I popped an Madden 6 disk in my PS3. But again, gameplay is the most important thing in sports games...

I'm in the same boat. I skipped NCAA for 2 years and while I'm not a big graphics guy it was pretty damn jarring in comparison to Madden 13.

[Robcards]

So I didn't really like any of the documented changes up to now so I was pretty sure I wasn't going to buy this unless the demo blew me away.

Well, it blew me away alright, but not in a good way. The center just kept the ball instead of snapping it and got a 6 yard gain.

No thanks! Have fun guys ill be back on this forum in a year I guess